El estándar de libertad de expresión y sus nuevos desafíos
| Date | 01 December 2018 |
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Revista Internacional de Derechos Humanos / ISSN 2250-5210 / 2018 Año VIII - N°8
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El estándar de libertad de expresión y
sus nuevos desafíos
The freedom of expression standard and its new challenges
lautaro ezequiel Pittier1
Resumen: Sin lugar a dudas la libertad de expresión es fundamental
para el ejercicio de derechos fundamentales, para el desarrollo de las per-
sonas y para la existencia de una sociedad libre, democrática y participati-
va. El impacto de Internet ha modicado nuestras vidas, pues disponemos
de un ujo increíble de información que antes no imaginábamos tener a
nuestro alcance. Este ujo de información no implica que los ciudadanos
estén más informados que antes, ni que con esa información ejerzan ne-
cesariamente un mejor control de los actos de gobierno que exige toda de-
mocracia. Este trabajo explora, primero, cuestiones generales acerca de la
libertad de expresión, y luego examina algunos de los nuevos desafíos que
plantea la era digital en esta materia.
Palabras clave: Libertad de expresión – Democracia – Internet
Abstract: Freedom of expression is crucial for the exercise of funda-
mental rights, the development of people and the existence of a free, par-
ticipatory and democratic society. The impact of the Internet has changed
our lives, as we now have a considerable ow of information that we did
not previously have within our reach. This ow of information does not
imply that citizens are more informed than before, or that with that infor-
mation they necessarily exercise a better control of the acts of government
1 Abogado por la Universidad Nacional de Lomas de Zamora (UNLZ). Director de
Asuntos Jurídicos de la Facultad de Derecho UNLZ. Director del Instituto de Dere-
choas Humanos del CALZ. Docente Adjunto de Derechos Humanos.
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that all democracy demands. This paper rst explores general questions
about freedom of expression, and then examines some of the new challen-
ges posed by the digital age in this area.
Keywords: Freedom of expression – Democracy – Internet
Artículo recibido: 05/03/2018 Aceptado: 31/10/2018
Sumario:
1. Concepto
2. Características
3. Obligaciones de los estados
4. Normativa que compone el derecho a la libertad de expresión
5. Limitaciones
6. Desafíos en la era de internet
7. Consideraciones nales
1. Concepto
Sin lugar a dudas el derecho a la libertad de expresión resulta uno de
los derechos cruciales para el ejercicio de derechos fundamentales, pero
también para el desarrollo de las personas, y resulta elemental para la exis-
tencia de una sociedad libre, democrática y participativa.
Como todo derecho humano, el derecho a la libertad de expresión es
universal, inalienable, indivisible e interdependiente. Es universal porque
es inherente a todos los seres humanos sin excepción alguna. Es inaliena-
ble porque no se puede suprimir salvo situaciones excepcionales bajo las
debidas garantías procesales. Y es indivisible e interdependiente dado que
el avance de un derecho facilita el avance de los demás, y la afectación, dis-
minución o privación de un derecho afecta negativamente a los mismos.
Ahora bien, ¿por qué el derecho a la libertad de expresión resulta un
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